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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union regulators are to accept an offer by Apple and four publishers to end an antitrust probe into their e-book prices, two sources said, handing Amazon victory in a bid to sell online books cheaper than its rivals, sources said.
The case underscores the battle between retailers and publishers over pricing control of e-books, which publishers hope will boost revenue and increase customers.
Apple and the publishers have offered to let retailers set their own prices or discounts for a period of two years, and also to suspend "most-favored nation" contracts for five years, the sources said.
Such clauses bar publishers from making deals with rival retailers to sell e-books more cheaply than Apple.
Apple, Simon & Schuster, News Corp. unit HarperCollins, Lagardere SCA's Hachette Livre and Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck, the owner of German company Macmillan, made the proposal in September.
The EU antitrust authority was investigating the companies' e-book pricing, which critics say prevents Amazon and other retailers from undercutting Apple's charges.
Pearson Plc's Penguin group, which is also under investigation, did not take part in the offer.
The European Commission, which in September asked for feedback from rivals and consumers about the proposal, has not asked for more concessions, said one of sources.
"The Commission is likely to accept the offer and announce its decision next month," the person said on Tuesday.
Antoine Colombani, spokesman for competition policy at the executive European Commission, declined to comment.
(Editing by Luke Baker and Rex Merrifield)
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